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M. L. PERROTTET. DISH DRAINER.

No. 605,336. Patented June 7,1898.

WITNESSES IN VEN TOR ,pf mgiefwaw A TTOHNE YS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARIE LOUISE PERROTTET, OF NEW YORK, N. V.

DISH-DRAINER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,336, dated June 7, 1898.

Application filed October 11 1897. Serial No. 654,801. (No model) To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, MARIE LOUISE PER RO'I'DET, of New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Dish-Drainer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in dish-drainers and it has for its object to provide a device which will be simple, durable, and economic and by means of which the dishes may not only be drained but may be held in such position as to prevent them from becoming injured by falling one upon another. i

A further object of the invention is to provide folding shelves for the drainer, adapted to receive knives, forks, and small side dishes, which shelves may be carried close to the body of the drainer when the drainer is not in use, thus permitting it to be stored in a minimum of space, and, furthermore, to so construct the shelves that any one of them may be folded upon the body of the drainer out of the way, if not required, and whereby, further, the dri ppin gs from the dishes will be received by or conducted to a reservoir forming a portion of the device.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and' pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improVeddish-drainer; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the same, the section being on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, except that the end shelves are shown lowered.

The drainer is composed, primarily, of a reservoir A, adapted to receive the drippings from the dishes, and a tray B, which is supported upon said reservoir. The reservoirA may be of any desired shape, but is preferably made rectangular, and is usually constructed from sheet metal, and the said reservoir is elevated at one end by means of legs 10 or their equivalents. The reservoir is provided with shelves 1]., hinged thereto at or near the top. The said shelves are located usually at both sides and at both ends of the reservoir and when in use are supported in a horizontal position by pivoted or swing brackets 12 or like devices. Each shelf is provided with a flange 13 at its longitudinal or outer side edge, the flanges being carried in an upwardly direction to prevent any dishes, forks, spoons, knives, &c., slipping off the shelves.

The tray B is made to enter the reservoir A a predetermined distance, being provided with a bead or a stop 14, which rests upon the upper surface of the reservoir. The tray is of similar shape to the reservoir, and in its bottom a series of transverse openings or slots 15 is made, and at the upper wall of each of these slots atransverse partition 16 is erected, having an inclination in direction of the lower end of the drainer. Above and between the several partitions 16 transverse bars 17 are made to extend from one side of the tray to the other.

The dishes 18 are introduced through the openings 15 in the tray into the reservoir, resting upon its bottom, as shown in Fig. 2, and the dishes are given a forward and downward inclination by resting on the cross-bars 17.

The device is exceedingly simple, as heretofore stated. It is economic and practical, and by its use dishessuch as plates, cups, saucers, and the liken1ay be expeditiously and conveniently drained, while the dishes during the process of draining will be protected from injury to a maximum degree. The tray is readily separable from the reservoir, enabling the latter to be manipulated to empty any water it may receive, or provision may be made for drawing the water from the reservoir by means of a faucet, for example.

The device need not be heavy. In fact, its entire construction may be such that it may be exceedingly light without impairing its durability or its usefulness. The partitions 16' and the openings 15 do not and need not extend from side to side of the tray. The partitions will form directors and the openings receivers for any water accumulated in the tray. The partitions 16 also serve to guide the dishes into the openings 15, and small dishes may be placed between the large plates supported by the partitions.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A dish-drainer comprising a reservoir, a tray fitted in the reservoir, provided with openings in its bottom, deflecting plates or partitions adjacent to one of the walls of the said openings, and cross-bars located above and between the deflecting-plates, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A dish-drainer consisting of a reservoir adapted to receive water, a tray supported by the reservoir, the tray being provided with openings in its bottom and deflectingplates at one side of the said openings, crossbars located above and between the said plates, and shelves hinged to the sides of the reservoir and adapted to fold upward against the tray, and swing-supports arranged for engagement with the bottom portions of the shelves to hold the said shelves in a substan tially horizontal position, for the purpose specified.

MARIE LOUISE PERRO'VET.

Witnesses:

J. FRED AoKER, EVERARD BoL'roN MARSHALL. 

